Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 11.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.5%
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2013
All-time low
11.5%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 21.1 poorest2008: 17.3 poorest2009: 18.1 poorest2010: 16.1 poorest2011: 14.6 poorest2012: 17.1 poorest2013: 25.4 poorest2014: 12.4 poorest2015: 15.7 poorest2016: 13.7 poorest2017: 23.7 poorest2018: 14.9 poorest2019: 13.7 poorest2020: 12.9 poorest2021: 14.8 poorest2022: 11.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay is 11.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 25.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2022.

That places Paraguay 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.8% 17.3% 21.1% 3
2010s 16.7% 12.4% 25.4% 10
2020s 13.0% 11.5% 14.8% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.4% compare
  2. 20 Malawi 12.3% compare
  3. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 11.6% compare
  4. 23 Peru 11.0% compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 10.5% compare
  6. 25 Colombia 9.5% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay was 11.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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